Which was tougher for you?

Teego Time · Post by **Teego Time** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 2:46 am

So which was tougher for you to pick up, crazy stretchy chords and odd fingering, or timing and crazy strum patterns?

For me, it was the timing and strumming. What about you?

CWMCALL · Post by **CWMCALL** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 7:46 am

After about a year of "playing" I can make almost any stretch, but I still have trouble with timing and some strumming patterns.

johnnyd · Post by **johnnyd** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 12:10 pm

Timing and strumming for sure. After more than a year of playing this style I can stretch to reach any chord pretty well but getting the strumming pattern on some of these songs takes a lot of practice.

Teego Time · Post by **Teego Time** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 12:56 pm

Thats kinda what I figured. I wonder why its so tough to get down...

Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 1:48 pm

i guess playing the drums first really helps you out because i have aboslutely no problem with timing and strumming.

i have a liitle trouble with streches and strange fingerings, but at this point ts not that big of a deal.

filmdude100cms · Post by **filmdude100cms** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 3:42 pm

uh not really either, ive always had awesome timing when i play, even when i started, and the stretches i got pretty fast, i have big hands and could stretch them, so both came pretty easy.

MWR · Post by **MWR** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 5:24 pm

filmdude100cms wrote:uh not really either, ive always had awesome timing when i play, even when i started, and the stretches i got pretty fast, i have big hands and could stretch them, so both came pretty easy.

Wow so you were just a pefect player from the moment you picked the instrument up?
You won't get very far with that attitude.

Beauford33 · Post by **Beauford33** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 5:33 pm

stretching. Ive never had a timing problem. Still dont

filmdude100cms · Post by **filmdude100cms** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 6:17 pm

MWR wrote:
filmdude100cms wrote:uh not really either, ive always had awesome timing when i play, even when i started, and the stretches i got pretty fast, i have big hands and could stretch them, so both came pretty easy.
Wow so you were just a pefect player from the moment you picked the instrument up?
You won't get very far with that attitude.

i never said i was perfect, when i started playing guitar i had gotten off a year of band so i knew stuff, and had rythm and timing down... and im sorry if being in band helped me stretch my fingers. and i have big hands, cant help that.

dont be a dick about stuff, if you dont know the rest.

something cool · Post by **something cool** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 8:18 pm

Oddly enough, for me I had trouble with that strange timing thing, until I started singing with it and it naturally seemed to come together. I think it was the inflections that helped. I do that early now with other songs, even if I don't really know how to play it. Seems to speed things up a bit in learning, and also helps you avoid mistakes in your timing that you later have to relearn. That really sucks. Doing that with the Stone right now. Uhg...

MWR · Post by **MWR** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 9:12 pm

filmdude100cms wrote:
MWR wrote:
filmdude100cms wrote:uh not really either, ive always had awesome timing when i play, even when i started, and the stretches i got pretty fast, i have big hands and could stretch them, so both came pretty easy.
Wow so you were just a pefect player from the moment you picked the instrument up?
You won't get very far with that attitude.
i never said i was perfect, when i started playing guitar i had gotten off a year of band so i knew stuff, and had rythm and timing down... and im sorry if being in band helped me stretch my fingers. and i have big hands, cant help that.

dont be a dick about stuff, if you dont know the rest.

I know arrogance when I see it and I don't tolerate it...sorry.

Ranting Thespian · Post by **Ranting Thespian** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 9:54 pm

I have had it equal for all except for Two Step. I couldn't get the right strumming for Two Step down for a few months.

bassman462 · Post by **bassman462** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 10:01 pm

everything except strumming padderns.

Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 10:13 pm

bassman462 wrote:everything except strumming padderns.

your spelling skills never cease to amaze me.

Beauford33 · Post by **Beauford33** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 11:34 pm

something cool wrote:Oddly enough, for me I had trouble with that strange timing thing, until I started singing with it and it naturally seemed to come together. I think it was the inflections that helped. I do that early now with other songs, even if I don't really know how to play it. Seems to speed things up a bit in learning, and also helps you avoid mistakes in your timing that you later have to relearn. That really sucks. Doing that with the Stone right now. Uhg...

I dont find the stone to be an odd timing. its in 12 which is a basic rock time. That and 4. If your having trouble with it, I suggest breaking it into 3. Makes things abit more simple.